Raid on Oropesa
| Raid on Oropeso | |||||||
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| Part of the French Revolutionary Wars | |||||||
Torre del Rey, the focal point of the raid | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Thomas Cochrane George Pulling | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 Sloop 1 Brig |
12 gun fortification 1 Xebec 1 Felucca 4 gunboats 12 merchant vessels | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 7 wounded |
1 Xebec and 2 gunboats sunk 3 brigs captured Rest driven ashore Unknown casualties | ||||||
The Raid on Oropesa took place on 9 June 1801 off the coast of Spain at Oropesa del Mar, when two Royal Navy brigs; HMS Kangaroo and HMS Speedy attacked the port after chasing an armed Spanish convoy. The two British ships took out a fortification of twelve guns and then sank or drove ashore all of the Spanish ships with the exception of three brigs, which they captured.